Private company

MPHJ Technology Investments

Waco, Texas-based company

MPHJ Technology Investments is a Waco, Texas-based company that has been called the poster child for "patent trolls" due to its practice of suing small businesses for patent infringement for using the scan-to-email function on their own office equipment. The company's argument is that they own the patent for the networked scan-to-email process and so are entitled to payments for each worker at a business that uses this function.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersWaco1
  • Legal formlimited liability company1

MPHJ Technology Investments is a Waco, Texas-based company that has been called the poster child for "patent trolls" due to its practice of suing small businesses for patent infringement for using the scan-to-email function on their own office equipment. The company's argument is that they own the patent for the networked scan-to-email process and so are entitled to payments for each worker at a business that uses this function.2

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